How to adjust the refrigerator door with your own hands? One of the most common local problems associated with a refrigerator is the deformation or lack of a snug fit of the seal to the door or body. In this regard, the question of repairing the door arises. Most often, this can be done independently, because. calling the master to the house is an expensive service.

Few people know that the complete replacement of the rubber seal on the refrigerator door in most situations is associated with damage to the material or destruction of its base. In all other cases, if the seal is deformed or there is no tight fit to the door (or body) of the refrigerator, repairs can be carried out by yourself, without involving specialists in this process.

It is quite easy to determine the malfunction, which is a consequence of a worn seal:

1. The refrigerator hums and does not keep a stable temperature inside, thereby consuming excessive electricity.
2. There is constant frost, moisture inside and outside the refrigerator, i.e. it is depressurized.

Identification and self-correction of seal failures

Local identification and correction of breakdowns associated with the refrigerator door, which are quite realistic to eliminate on your own, can be identified by several points. Firstly, during a visual inspection, when the refrigerator door does not stick well and then opens easily or sags heavily, you will need to carefully remove the protective cover from the hinges (if any) and tighten the door to the required level. It is possible that the gap that appeared is associated with subsidence of the refrigerator door.

Secondly, if the loose fit is due to the deformation of the rubber seal, because the material loses its elasticity over time, it can be returned to its previous state by heating. To do this, you need to heat (pour) the deformed area of ​​​​the seal with a heating device (industrial or household hair dryer) or a thin stream of boiling water from a kettle, and while it is elastic, give it its original shape by placing a spacer under the heated area (a piece of rubber, paper or dense foam rubber) .

Attention! When fixing (heating) a deformed rubber seal on the refrigerator door with your own hands, you must follow the rules of personal protection, i.e. use gloves and lay a rag on the floor so that the flowing hot water does not flood the room. In this case, the rag will periodically need to be squeezed out of excess water into a bucket, and then the waste water can be drained into the sewer. It is recommended to give the "elastic band" its original shape with soft hand movements. Be careful not to burn your hands when adjusting the seal.

Thirdly, before adjusting the refrigerator door and trying to restore the damaged seal, you will need to pull off its edge with a thin screwdriver and consider the method of attachment. It happens on bolts, glue, special clips or in slots (grooves). The replacement of the seal on the body (or door) of the refrigerator, in whole or in part, is carried out by measuring the old element and gluing it instead of the new one into magnetic strips prepared in advance, which are inserted into the cavity of the gasket profile. In the absence of a native seal, you can try to order and buy a universal one. A similar repair of a worn or damaged rubber seal is most often performed only if it is installed on an Atlant, Minsk or Oka refrigerator.

Other problems, in addition to replacing the gum seal, when a small one is required, is the creaking of the door or its reinstallation. You can eliminate the appearance of a creak in the following way:

1. Identify a loop (or several loops) that creaks when opening / closing the refrigerator door.
2. Eliminate the defect with a drop of machine oil by dropping it into the door hinges (in no case should vegetable, i.e. edible oil be used for this purpose).

Thus, simply adjust the hinges by raising them (as far as free play allows) and dripping a few drops of oil onto the axle in order to get rid of the unpleasant creaking sound.

Another, no less difficult job of self-repairing the refrigerator is adjusting the door when it is reinstalled or sagging, which is carried out using plastic adjusting washers. Depending on the size of the door sagging, such washers will need to be purchased from 2-4 pcs.

In order to adjust the refrigerator door with your own hands when sagging, you need to carefully remove the door by unscrewing the refrigerator panel and removing its fasteners at the top. Then you will need to put adjusting washers (1-2 pcs.) on the bottom bracket pin and adjust the door horizontally. Next, it remains to “put” the refrigerator door in place, checking it for distortions and cracks, as well as for a tight fit of the rubber to the body (or door) and the operation of the light switch in the refrigerator.

Before you start repairing the refrigerator door with your own hands, it is strongly recommended not to load the refrigerator door with products from the inside.

If a break in the landing hole is detected, the door will simply need to be hung on the opposite side, where it is intact. Similarly, adjust the door for distortions (see description above) using adjusting plastic washers. If the hole is broken in two places and it is impossible to hang the door, it will be necessary to strengthen the plate on the damaged surface using “cold welding”. Then prepare a hole for the axis of the bracket of the appropriate size and hook the door to its original place.